Astraptes
| Flasher butterflies | |
|---|---|
| Astraptes sp. and related genera depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Eudaminae |
| Genus: | Astraptes Hübner, [1819] |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
Astraptes, commonly known as the flasher butterflies, is a genus of skipper butterflies in the subfamily Eudaminae. They are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical ecozones.